Data Bottleneck for Barely Wired Nation

There's a reason it might take forever to download a movie from Netflix. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

A specter is haunting the U.S.: No matter where you look, the flow of information -- whether it's downloads of hit films or signal capacity that might make auto travel safer -- seems to be getting choked by a lack of high-speed data connectivity.

To continue reading this article you must be a Bloomberg Professional Service Subscriber.